Thanks everyone. Like Dennis, I have trouble thinking of an obituary as an event. It's not logical to think of it as an event - the death is an event, but I suppose one could say the PUBLICATION of the obituary is an event, so perhaps that is why Legacy and other programs list in as an event. But I primarily would think of it as a source, but thanks for your input. --Jerry
On 2/21/2011 3:22 PM, Kay Fordham wrote: > I always include the entire obit as an event with the newspaper details as > the source. I want to be able to review the obit in my database and printed > reports for clues, and family and other researches wish to see the > information. Bottom line: all should do what works best for them. > > Kay > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kathy Meyer"<[email protected]> > To:<[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 10:38 AM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Obituary as Event? > > > Just my personal process - I would treat an obituary like I do a census > because of the information included in it. I create an event and add all of > the details from it, i.e., I would transcribe the entire obituary. Then I > would use the copy/paste event feature to add it to everyone else it > mentioned. Kathy > > On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 11:29 AM, Jerry<[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello everyone. I have a question about the use of obituaries. Would >> you ever use an obituary as an event, or would it always be a source to >> events? I have a friend who wants to put information contained on >> obituaries on our website, but it seems to me that historical notes, >> citing the obituaries as sources, not events, would be better >> procedure. What is your take on this? An example might be something >> simple like the obituary stated the person was an accountant. I'm just >> supposing because I haven't seen what she has yet. Thanks, --Jerry >> Boor / http://www.MerriamFamilyTree.org<http://www.merriamfamilytree.org/> >> >> >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: >> >> >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Etiquette.asp> >> >> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> Online technical support: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> >> >> To unsubscribe: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> >> >> >> >> > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
